JP2020199776A - Image forming apparatus, control method thereof, program, and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To print a print job to which a group output is specified, because there is no timing to break a part, and as a result, the print process is not stopped and is printed to the end. SOLUTION: A first output mode in which a specified number of copies of a paper bundle in which a plurality of pages constituting a copy are printed is repeatedly generated, or the same page is continuously printed for a specified number of copies. Execute the job for which the second output mode to be executed sequentially for each page is set. If a job stop instruction for which the second output mode is set is received during the execution of this job, the execution of the job is controlled to be stopped immediately. [Selection diagram] Fig. 7

Description

The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus, a control method thereof, and a program and a storage medium.

Generally, when an image forming apparatus such as a printer or a digital multifunction device is instructed to stop printing in the middle (for example, a user presses a stop key), the printing process being executed is executed at the earliest possible timing. Is canceled. Therefore, for example, if the stop processing is performed during the execution of a print job that executes post-processing on a bundle of printed copies, such as staples, printing is stopped during the printing of the copies, which is halfway. Paper bundles were sometimes generated. Therefore, Patent Document 1 proposes to stop the printing process at the timing of the break of the part when the stop instruction is given during the execution of the printing job as described above. Furthermore, as a method of canceling a print job that prints a plurality of copies, it is possible to select immediate stop that stops the printing process at the earliest possible timing and inter-part cancellation that stops the printing process at the timing of the break of the copy. ..

JP-A-2007-102496

However, in Patent Document 1, the same page is continuously printed for a specified number of copies, and this printing process is sequentially executed for each page. The instruction to stop the inter-copy for the print job in the output mode (group output) is taken into consideration. It has not been. That is, even if the print job for which the group output is specified is instructed to stop between copies, there is no timing for the break of the copy, and as a result, the print process is not stopped and the print is printed to the end. Become.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art.

A feature of the present invention is to provide a technique for appropriately canceling a print job in which a process of continuously printing the same page for a specified number of copies is sequentially executed for each page.

In order to achieve the above object, the image forming apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention has the following configuration. That is,
The first output mode, which repeatedly generates a bundle of paper in units of multiple pages that make up a copy for a specified number of copies, or the process of printing the same page continuously for a specified number of copies is performed on each page. On the other hand, the execution means for executing the job for which the second output mode is set to be executed sequentially, and
A receiving means for receiving an instruction to cancel the job while the job is being executed by the job control means,
It is characterized by having a control means for controlling so as to immediately stop the execution of the job when the cancel instruction of the job for which the second output mode is set is received by the receiving means.

According to the present invention, it is possible to appropriately cancel a print job that sequentially executes a process of continuously printing the same page for a specified number of copies for each page.

Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent in the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the attached drawings, the same or similar configurations are designated by the same reference numbers.

The accompanying drawings are included in the specification and are used to form a part thereof, show embodiments of the present invention, and explain the principles of the present invention together with the description thereof.
The cross-sectional view explaining the structure of the scanner part and the printer part of the image forming apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. The schematic diagram explaining the hardware configuration of the image forming apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1. The block diagram which shows the structure of the control program of the image forming apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. The figure which shows an example of the operation screen displayed on the display part in the image forming apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for displaying the execution status of a job being executed in the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed when the inter-part stop processing is being executed in the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment. The flowchart explaining the control when the image forming apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1 is instructed to stop printing. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display unit when the user presses the stop button in the image forming apparatus according to the second embodiment. The flowchart explaining the control when the image forming apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 2 is instructed to stop printing.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the following embodiments do not limit the present invention according to the claims, and not all combinations of features described in the present embodiment are essential for the means for solving the present invention. ..

[Embodiment 1]
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the configuration of the scanner unit 100 and the printer unit 200 of the image forming apparatus 1000 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The image forming apparatus 1000 according to the first embodiment will be described by taking as an example a multifunction processing apparatus (MFP) having a scanning function, a printing function, a SEND function, a box function, and the like.

When reading a document loaded on the document tray 101 of the scanner unit 100, the optical unit 105 is fixed at a predetermined position and the lamp 104 is turned on. In this state, the originals are fed one by one from the original tray 101, the originals are exposed by the optical unit 105 while the originals are relatively moved with respect to the optical unit 105, and the originals are read (scanning). At this time, when the sensor 115 detects that the document is loaded on the document tray 101, the pickup roller 111 is rotated to pull in the document on the document tray 101. After that, the document passes over the optical unit 105 via the first transfer roller 112 and the second transfer roller 113, and is discharged to the discharge tray 103. When reading both sides of the original, the front and back of the original are inverted by switching back the original that has passed over the optical unit 105 by the inversion roller 114. After that, the inverted original is passed over the optical unit 105 via the second transport roller 113 to expose and scan the back surface of the original, and further switched back by the inverted roller 114 to eject the original. Discharge to tray 103.

On the other hand, when reading a document set on the platen glass 102, the lamp 104 is turned on and the optical unit 105 is moved in the sub-scanning direction (right direction in FIG. 1) to expose and scan the document.

The reflected light from the exposed and scanned document is guided to the CCD (Charge Coupled Devices) image sensor 110 by the mirrors 106, 107, 108 and the lens 109. In this way, the scanned original image is output as an image signal by the CCD image sensor 110. This image signal is subjected to predetermined processing, converted into image data, and then sent to the controller unit 310 (FIG. 2).

Next, the configuration of the printer unit 200 will be described.

The laser driver 221 of the printer unit 200 drives the laser light emitting unit 201, and causes the laser light emitting unit 201 to emit laser light according to the image data output from the controller unit 310. When the laser beam irradiates the photosensitive drum 202, a latent image corresponding to the laser beam is formed on the surface of the photosensitive drum 202. Then, the developer (toner) is adhered to the portion of the latent image formed on the photosensitive drum 202 by the developer 203.

The printer unit 200 includes drawer-shaped cassettes 204, 205, 206, and 207, respectively, and a manual feed tray 208 exposed to the outside of the machine as a paper storage unit. With the exception of the bypass tray 208, paper can be replenished by pulling out the cassette, replenishing the cassette with paper, and closing the cassette.

Then, when paper is fed from any of the cassettes 204 to 207 and the manual feed tray 208 at the timing synchronized with the start of laser light irradiation, the paper is conveyed to the transfer unit 209 via the transfer path 210, where the photosensitive drum 202 The developer adhering to the is transferred. In this way, the paper on which the developer is placed is conveyed to the fixing portion 212 by the transport belt 211, and the developer is fixed to the paper by the heat and pressure of the fixing portion 212. After that, the paper that has passed through the fixing portion 212 is discharged to the discharge bin 220 through the transport path 213 and the transport path 214. Alternatively, when the printed surface is inverted and ejected, the paper is guided to the transport path 215 and the transport path 219, the paper is conveyed in the opposite direction from there, passes through the transport path 217 and the transport path 214, and the discharge bin 220 Is discharged to.

When double-sided printing is set, the paper passes through the fixing portion 212, is guided from the transport path 215 to the transport path 219 by the flapper 218, and then transports the printing paper in the opposite direction by the flapper 218. It is guided to the transport path 216 and the refeed transfer path 222. The paper guided to the re-feeding transfer path 222 is fed to the transfer unit 209 through the transfer path 210 at the timing described above, and an image is printed on the back surface of the printed paper.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view illustrating a hardware configuration of the image forming apparatus 1000 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

The image forming apparatus 1000 includes a controller unit (control unit) 310, a display unit 320, an operation unit 330, a printer unit 200, and a scanner unit 100. The display unit 320 includes an LED, a liquid crystal display unit, and the like, and is used to display the operation contents of the operator and the internal state of the device. The operation unit 330 accepts operations by the operator. The operation unit 330 not only includes a plurality of operation buttons, but may also be realized as a touch display together with the display unit 320. The printer unit 200 prints the image data on a paper medium. The scanner unit 100 reads the image of the original and outputs it as image data.

The controller unit 310 includes a CPU 2010, an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) 2011, a ROM 2012, and a RAM 2013. Further, it has an HDD (hard disk drive) 2014, a device control I / F (interface) 2016, a display I / F 2017, an operation I / F 2018, and a network I / F 2019.

The CPU 2010 controls the operation of the entire image forming apparatus 1000 according to a control program developed in the RAM 2013, and is a device connected to the controller unit 310 via each I / F, a memory of a storage medium, a dedicated chip, and the like. Control the operation. The ASIC 2011 is an IC chip for a specific application, and is responsible for specific processing such as image processing separately from the CPU 2010. The control program is stored in the ROM 2012 or the HDD 2014, and when the control program is executed, the control program is expanded in the RAM 2013 and executed under the control of the CPU 2010. The RAM 2013 is also used as a work memory when the control program is executed by the CPU 2010, and is used to store a print job, image data to be printed, and the like. The HDD 2014 also stores print jobs, image data to be printed, and the like. Although there is only one CPU 2010, ASIC 2011, ROM 2012, RAM 2013, and HDD 2014 in FIG. 2, there are cases where a plurality of CPU 2010, ASIC 2011, ROM 2012, and HDD 2014 are configured as other embodiments, and their configurations and connection embodiments are limited to the present embodiment. Absent.

The device control I / F 2016 controls input / output with devices (printer unit 200, scanner unit 100) connected to the controller unit 310, and performs communication such as device control instructions and device status notification. The device control I / F 2016 is not only realized as a bus structure to which a plurality of devices can be connected, but may also be divided into a plurality of I / Fs and provided with an I / F on a one-to-one basis with the connected device. .. The display I / F 2017 controls the output to the display unit 320. The operation I / F 2018 controls the input from the operation unit 330.

The image forming apparatus 1000 has a network I / F 2019 that controls data input / output with the network as an external I / F. The image forming apparatus 1000 is connected to a LAN / WAN (Local Area Network / Wide Area Network) 370 which is an Internet or an intranet by a network cable 371 via a network I / F2019.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control program of the image forming apparatus 1000 according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 3, the parts common to FIG. 2 are indicated by the same reference numerals.

The control program built in the image forming apparatus 1000 according to the first embodiment is stored in the ROM 2012 or the HDD 2014, and when the program is executed, the program is expanded in the RAM 2013 and executed under the control of the CPU 2010. This control program includes an image processing unit 301, a printer control unit 302, a scanner control unit 303, a job control unit 304, a display control unit 305, an operator operation interpretation unit 306, and a network protocol processing unit 307.

The display control unit 305 receives information such as a job or device status from the job control unit 304, transmits a command for reflecting the information on the display screen to the display I / F 2017, and displays the information on the display unit 320. The operator operation interpretation unit 306 receives the operation command input by the user in the operation unit 330 via the operation I / F 2018, and causes the job control unit 304 to start, suspend, resume, end, and the like. Give instructions. The network protocol processing unit 307 processes standard network protocols including TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol). In this way, data transmission / reception via the network I / F 2019 is realized. The image processing unit 301 receives and processes the image data of the original document read by the scanner unit 100. Alternatively, if the received image data is PDL (page description language) data, the PDL data is expanded to generate image data. Then, by controlling the timing of data transmission / reception and parameter setting for ASIC 2011, image processing such as decompression / compression and rotation of image data is performed. The printer control unit 302 exchanges print control commands such as a paper feed instruction command with the printer unit 200 via the device control I / F 2016 to control the printer unit 200 and print the image data on a paper medium. The scanner control unit 303 controls the scanner unit 100 via the device control I / F 2016 so as to read the document and generate image data. The job control unit 304 receives the data received from the operation I / F 2018 and the network I / F 2019 as a job, and executes the job while controlling the operation of each device according to the content of the job. For example, in the copy job, the scanner control unit 303, the image processing unit 301, and the printer control unit 302 are controlled to realize the copy operation, and the display control unit 307 is instructed to display the job execution status and the like.

4 and 5 are diagrams showing an example of an operation screen displayed on the display unit 320 when the display unit 320 and the operation unit 330 are realized as touch displays in the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment. ..

FIG. 4 shows an example of a copy job setting screen using the copy function in the first embodiment, and FIG. 4A shows an example of a top screen for setting the copy job. The top screen shown in FIG. 4A includes a display area 400 for the number of set output copies, a finishing button 410, a double-sided button 420, and the like.

FIG. 4B shows an example of a screen displayed when the user presses the finish button 410 on the screen of FIG. 4A. This screen includes a sort button 411, a group button 412, and the like.

The sort button 411 is a button for setting an output mode (sort output) in which a bundle of paper in units of copies in which a plurality of pages constituting a copy are printed in order is repeatedly generated for a specified number of copies. The group button 412 is a button for setting an output mode (group output) for sequentially executing a process of continuously printing the same page for a specified number of copies for each page. When the CPU 2010 receives the copy job start instruction from the user, the CPU 2010 executes the copy job according to the settings via the screens of FIGS. 4A and 4B.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for displaying the execution status of the job being executed.

FIG. 5A shows an example of a screen for displaying the execution status of the copy job and the print job. On this screen, a list of jobs being executed and related information and execution status of the jobs are displayed in the display area 500. Further, in the display area 521, the status of the job or the device being executed is displayed. Further, this screen is provided with various buttons for operating the job being executed, and the user selects the job displayed in the display area 500 and presses the cancel button 510 to select the selected job. You can stop the execution of.

FIG. 5B shows an example of a screen displayed when the user presses the stop button 510 with job 520 selected on the screen of FIG. 5A. Here, a case where a cancel operation for the job 520 selected in the display area 500 is accepted is shown. When the stop button 510 is pressed while the target job 520 is selected in the display area 500, the stop dialog 511 is displayed. The cancel dialog 511 is a screen for prompting the user to confirm the execution of the cancel operation, and includes a check box 512 for selecting the cancel method. By pressing the "Yes" button 513 with the check box 512 checked, the user can instruct the inter-part stop to stop printing at the break of the part. On the other hand, by pressing the "Yes" button 513 without checking the check box 512, it is possible to instruct an immediate stop to stop printing immediately.

In the inter-part stop processing when the inter-part stop instruction is received, the CPU 2010 performs the following control. For example, suppose that a job for printing a 3-page document in 4-part sort output mode is accepted. That is, this job is a job in which one copy is a bundle of three sheets of paper on which pages 1 to 3 are sequentially printed, and four copies of these bundles of paper are generated. During the execution of this job, for example, when the printing of the first copy is completed and the printing of the first page of the second copy is being executed, the instruction of the inter-part cancellation process is accepted from the screen of FIG. 5 (B). Suppose. In this case, printing of the second and third pages of the second copy is continuously executed to generate a bundle of paper for the second copy, and then this job is terminated.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed when the inter-part stop processing is being executed by the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment.

When the execution of the inter-part cancellation process is started, the status of the selected job 520 in the display area 500 is changed to "suspended". Further, in the display area 521, "Inter-part cancellation is in progress" is displayed to the effect that the inter-part cancellation process is being executed.

On the other hand, for example, a job of printing 4 copies of a 3-page manuscript in a group output mode, that is, a total of 3 sets of paper bundles consisting of 4 sheets of paper on which 4 parts of the 1st page are printed continuously are generated for each page. A case where inter-department cancellation processing is performed in a job to be performed will be described. In this case, unlike the job in the sort output mode that generates a bundle of paper for each copy, the job in the group output mode does not have a clear break (between copies), so the job will be printed to the end. .. That is, the execution result of the same job as when the cancel process is not executed is obtained.

Further, for example, a case where an immediate stop instruction is received while executing a job of printing a 3-page document in a 4-part sort output mode will be described. At this time, it is assumed that the printing of the first copy has already been completed and the printing of the first page of the second copy is being executed. In this case, the printing of the first page of the second copy, which has already been fed and printed, is executed as it is, and the printing of the second page of the second copy, which is scheduled to be printed next, is not executed. This job ends when the printing of the first page of the part is completed. At this time, if the printing operation of the first page of the second copy being executed is interrupted due to an error, the job may be terminated.

Next, a case where an immediate stop instruction is received during execution of a job to be printed in the group output mode will be described. Here, for example, it is assumed that a job for printing four copies of a three-page document in the group output mode is accepted. In this job, four sheets (4 copies) of the first page have already been printed, and while the printing process of printing the first sheet of the next second page is being executed, FIG. 5 (B) shows. It is assumed that an instruction for immediate cancellation processing is received from the screen. In this immediate stop process, the first sheet of the second page, which has already been fed and printed, is executed as it is, and the second sheet of the second page, which is scheduled to be printed next, is not executed. To finish this job. In this case, if the printing of the second page being executed is stopped due to an error interruption, the job may be terminated at that point.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating control when the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment is instructed to stop printing. This process is achieved by the CPU 2010 executing a control program developed from the ROM 2013 or the HDD 2014 into the RAM 2013. This process is started when the CPU 2010 receives a stop instruction from the user from the operation unit 330 via the operation I / F 2018 (the stop button 510 in FIG. 5 is pressed).

First, in S701, the CPU 2010 determines the output mode of the job 520 to be canceled selected on the screen of FIG. 5, and determines whether or not the group output mode is set for the job. When the group output mode is set, the process proceeds to S705, and the CPU 2010 executes an immediate stop process for the job and ends this process.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S701 that the group output mode is not set for the job, the process proceeds to S702 and the CPU 2010 displays a screen including the stop dialog 511 as shown in FIG. 5 (B). Then, it is determined whether or not the "Yes" button 513 is pressed on this screen. When the "Yes" button 513 is pressed, the process proceeds to S703, and the CPU 2010 determines the method of canceling the received stop instruction. If it is determined that the immediate stop instruction has been accepted, the process proceeds to S705, and the CPU 2010 executes the immediate stop process for the job.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S703 that the CPU 2010 has received the inter-parts stop instruction via the screen of FIG. 5B, the process proceeds to S704, and the CPU 2010 executes the inter-parts stop process for the job. This process ends.

Further, when it is determined in S702 that the "No" button 514 is pressed instead of the "Yes" button 513, the process ends without performing this stop process. The "No" button 514 is pressed when the user wants to interrupt the cancel process.

In addition, when either the inter-part stop instruction or the immediate stop instruction is received for the job before the printing is started, the immediate stop process is executed. At this time, the CPU 2010 ends the job without executing printing of the first page.

Further, when a part of a job called trial printing or proof printing is being executed and an inter-parts stop instruction is received, the CPU 2010 may execute an immediate stop process instead of the inter-parts stop process.

In addition, if the printing operation stops due to an error such as a jam in a job that is executing the inter-part cancellation process, the job execution ends at that point even if printing is not completed up to the part break. You may. That is, the immediate stop process may be executed instead of the inter-part stop process.

In addition, an immediate stop instruction may be accepted by a job that is executing the inter-department stop process. In this case, when the CPU 2010 receives the immediate stop instruction, the CPU 2010 switches from the inter-part stop process to the immediate stop process and executes the process.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, when the instruction to stop the execution of the job for which the group output mode for printing the same page continuously for the specified number of copies is given, the job is immediately executed. Stop execution. As a result, the generation of useless printed matter can be reduced.

[Embodiment 2]
Next, Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described. In the second embodiment, when an instruction to stop the execution of the job for which the group output mode is specified is given, a screen for confirming that the job is to be stopped immediately is displayed. Then, only when the user consents, the example of immediately canceling the job will be described. Since the hardware configuration of the image forming apparatus according to the second embodiment is the same as that of the image forming apparatus 1000 according to the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display unit 320 when the user presses the stop button 510 of FIG. 5A in the image forming apparatus 1000 according to the second embodiment. In FIG. 8, the parts common to those in FIG. 5 described above are indicated by the same reference numerals.

In the second embodiment, when the stop button 510 is pressed while the job 520 in which the group output mode of the display area 500 is set is selected, the stop dialog 811 is displayed. The cancel dialog 811 is provided with a "Yes" button 801 that approves the suspension of the execution of the job 520 and a "No" button 802 that does not approve the suspension of the execution of the job 520. When the "Yes" button 801 is pressed by the user, the execution of the job 520 is immediately stopped, but when the "No" button 802 is pressed, the execution of the job 520 is continued without stopping the execution of the job 520. ..

On the other hand, when the stop button 510 is pressed while the job 520 in which the group output mode is not set is selected in the display area 500, the stop dialog 511 shown in FIG. 5B described above is displayed. In this case, as described above, the user can select whether to stop the job execution immediately or at the break of the part.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating control when the image forming apparatus 1000 according to the second embodiment is instructed to stop printing. This process is achieved by the CPU 2010 executing a control program developed from the ROM 2013 or the HDD 2014 into the RAM 2013.

First, in S901, the CPU 2010 determines the output mode set for the job selected in the display area 500. If it is determined in S901 that the group output mode is set for the job, the process proceeds to S902, and the CPU 2010 displays a stop dialog 811 in which the stop method shown in FIG. 8 cannot be selected. Then, the process proceeds to S903, and the CPU 201 determines whether or not the "Yes" button 801 is pressed in the stop dialog 811 of FIG. 8, and when the "Yes" button 801 is pressed, proceeds to S904 and accepts it as an immediate stop instruction. This process ends. On the other hand, when the "Yes" button 801 is not pressed in S903, that is, when the "No" button 802 is pressed, this process ends without accepting the stop instruction. At this time, when a plurality of jobs are selected in the display area 500, the cancel dialog 811 may be displayed only when the group output mode is set for all the selected jobs.

On the other hand, if the CPU 2010 determines in S901 that the group output mode is not set for the selected job, the process proceeds to S905, and the CPU 2010 displays a stop dialog 511 in which a stop method can be selected, for example, as shown in FIG. 5 (B). To do. Next, the process proceeds to S906, and the CPU 2010 determines whether or not the "Yes" button 513 is pressed on this screen. When the "Yes" button 513 is pressed, the process proceeds to S907, and the CPU 2010 determines the method of canceling the received stop instruction. If the CPU 2010 determines in S907 that inter-parts stop is selected, the process proceeds to S908, and the CPU 2010 accepts it as an inter-parts stop instruction and ends this process. Further, when the CPU 2010 determines in S907 that immediate stop is selected, it proceeds to S904, accepts it as an immediate stop instruction, and ends this process. The immediate stop processing and the inter-part stop processing performed by the CPU 2010 after receiving the stop instruction are the same as the processes shown in S704 and S705 of FIG. 7.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, when the user is instructed to stop the execution of the job for which the group output mode is specified, the user is made to confirm that the job is stopped immediately, and the user understands. The job can be stopped immediately. As a result, when the user does not intend to immediately stop the job, it is possible to prevent the situation where the job is immediately stopped against the intention of the user because the group output mode is specified.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention is also realized by executing the following processing. That is, software (program) that realizes the functions of the above-described embodiment is supplied to the system or device via a network or various storage media, and the computer (or CPU, MPU, etc.) of the system or device reads the program. This is the process to be executed.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, in order to make the scope of the present invention public, the following claims are attached.

1000 ... image forming device, 310 ... controller unit (control unit), 320 ... display unit, 330 ... operation unit, 2010 ... CPU, 510 ... stop button, 512 ... check box, 500 ... display area

Claims (9)

The first output mode, which repeatedly generates a bundle of paper in units of multiple pages that make up a copy for a specified number of copies, or the process of printing the same page continuously for a specified number of copies is performed on each page. On the other hand, the execution means for executing the job for which the second output mode is set to be executed sequentially, and
A receiving means for receiving an instruction to cancel the job while the job is being executed by the job control means,
When the cancel instruction of the job for which the second output mode is set is received by the receiving means, the control means for controlling the execution of the job to be stopped immediately, and the control means.
An image forming apparatus characterized by having. The control means
When the cancel instruction of the job for which the first output mode is set is received by the receiving means, it has an inquiry means for inquiring the user whether to stop the execution of the job between departments or immediately.
The image forming according to claim 1, wherein the control means controls whether the execution of the job is immediately stopped or stopped between departments in response to an instruction from a user for an inquiry by the inquiry means. apparatus. The first aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, when the cancel instruction of the job for which the second output mode is set is received by the receiving means, the user further has a confirmation means for confirming whether or not to cancel the execution of the job. The image forming apparatus described. The receiving means is
A display means for displaying a list of jobs executed by the job control means, and a display means.
A selection means for allowing the user to select a job to be instructed to stop from the list of the jobs displayed on the display means, and a selection means.
An instruction means for instructing to stop the execution of the job selected by the selection means, and
The image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the image forming apparatus has. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the job is a print job, and the cancellation between the parts is to stop the execution of the job when a printed matter of one part is generated. .. The image according to claim 5, wherein the control means controls to stop the execution of the job immediately when an error occurs when the execution of the job is controlled to be stopped between departments. Forming device. A control method for controlling an image forming apparatus.
The first output mode, which repeatedly generates a bundle of paper for a specified number of copies, or the process of continuously printing the same page for a specified number of copies, is performed on each page. On the other hand, the execution process of executing the job for which the second output mode is set to be executed sequentially, and
During the execution of a job by the job control process, a reception process that receives an instruction to cancel the job, and a reception process.
When the cancellation instruction of the job for which the second output mode is set is received in the reception process, the control process for controlling the execution of the job to be stopped immediately, and the control process.
A method for controlling an image forming apparatus, which comprises. A program for causing a computer to function as the image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6. A computer-readable storage medium that stores the program according to claim 8.

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